Volume 5The Art and Science of DeliveryDelivery is both an art and a science. We think the art is in the innovation and adaptability of the actors and different delivery models, while the science lies in replicating and scaling those models.
Volume 5The Art and Science of Delivery
Volume 4The Socially Conscious ConsumerHow the global rise of socially conscious consumers can help drive environmental and economic sustainability.
Volume 3Financing Social ChangeAcross the globe, innovative new tools are helping fund social change.
Volume 2The Rise of Social MovementsTaking to the streets: The rise of the Arab Spring and Occupy Movements.
Volume 1Jobs for the young & restlessYouth around the world have been particularly hard hit, registering disturbingly high unemployment numbers.
What MattersSocial innovationCan fresh thinking solve the world’s most intractable problems?
What MattersSocial entrepreneursCan social entrepreneurs create large scale change?
What MattersCitiesAs the global population becomes increasingly urbanized, what will the cities of the future look like?
Perspectives
Women’s rights in the new Islamist states
by Isobel ColemanCouncil on Foreign Relations
June 2012
The dictatorships have been toppled, but will the new regimes rising up in the wake of the Arab Spring uprisings be any more sympathetic to the struggle for women’s rights in the region? The near term looks challenging but longer term, the picture brightens.
A lens on social movements
by Andrew BurtonPhotographer
June 2012
In 2011, a freelance journalist from New York City covered two historic moments of civil unrest. From the Arab uprising in Tahrir Square to the Occupy movement in Zuccotti Park, Burton captured images that tell the story behind these momentous events. In this photo essay, he uses his lens to tell the story of how revolutions are created and sustained.
Featured Videos
The economic roots of the Arab Spring
Hernando de Soto on the fruit-seller whose fight changed the world.The Arab Spring is usually seen as a backlash against repressive political regimes. Peruvian economist Hernando de Soto, best known for his advocacy for property rights in developing countries, has a different take. He says the causes were fundamentally economic. When the prevailing powers expropriated the livelihoods of entrepreneurs who lacked any legal standing, their dramatic protests sparked a revolution.
Interactive
What Kind of Social Advocate are you?
Find out how you inspire changeWhat’s the best way to support a cause you believe in? Start by playing to your strengths. Our quiz will help identify which of seven types of social advocacy best suits your interests. We also suggest organizations where your style would enable you to have maximum impact. The rest is up to you!
Voices on Society topics
- The Art and Science of Delivery
Delivery is both an art and a science. We think the art is in the innovation and adaptability of the actors and different delivery models, while the science lies in replicating and scaling those models.
- The Socially Conscious Consumer
How the global rise of socially conscious consumers can help drive environmental and economic sustainability.
- Financing Social Change
Across the globe, innovative new tools are helping fund social change.
- The Rise of Social Movements
Taking to the streets: The rise of the Arab Spring and Occupy Movements.
- Jobs for the young & restless
Youth around the world have been particularly hard hit, registering disturbingly high unemployment numbers.
- Social innovation
Can fresh thinking solve the world’s most intractable problems?
- Social entrepreneurs
Can social entrepreneurs create large scale change?
- Cities
As the global population becomes increasingly urbanized, what will the cities of the future look like?